Chicago → MRI of the lower back
MRI of the lower back in Chicago
Across 20 of 30 hospitals, the self-pay price runs from $1,125 to $5,889 — 5.2× the price for the same billing code.
| Hospital | Self-pay price | List price | Insurers pay | Publishes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics hospital.uillinois.edu · Chicago | $122–$4,003 varies | $5,718 | — | D |
| Loyola University Medical Center hospital.uillinois.edu · Maywood | $122–$4,003 varies | $5,718 | — | D |
| John H Stroger Jr Hospital cookcountyhealth.org · Chicago | $127–$427 varies | $610 | $81–$750 | C |
| Provident Hospital of Chicago cookcountyhealth.org · Chicago | $127–$427 varies | $610 | $81–$750 | C |
| Mt Sinai Hospital Medical Center sinaichicago.org · Chicago | $170–$3,098 varies | $4,426 | $97–$10,003 | C |
| Holy Cross Hospital sinaichicago.org · Chicago | $170–$3,098 varies | $4,426 | $109–$10,003 | D |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange uchicagomedicineadventhealth.org · La Grange | $1,125 | $4,500 | $250–$414 | C |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago healthcare.ascension.org · Chicago | $1,181 | $3,580 | $141–$2,112 | B |
| Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center healthcare.ascension.org · Chicago | $1,181 | $3,580 | $141–$2,112 | B |
| St Bernard Hospital stbh.org · Chicago | $1,203 | $1,203 | — | C |
| Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center advocatehealth.com · Oak Lawn | $1,210 | $2,420 | $365–$1,936 | C |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center advocatehealth.com · Chicago | $1,350–$2,125 varies | $4,250 | $365–$3,460 | C |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital weisshospital.com · Chicago | $1,425 | $4,193 | $231–$2,725 | C |
| West Suburban Medical Center westsuburbanmc.com · Oak Park | $1,598 | $4,699 | $244–$3,054 | C |
| Rush University Medical Center rush.edu · Chicago | $1,612 | $3,225 | $263–$4,354 | A |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital advocatehealth.com · Chicago | $1,650 | $3,300 | $365–$2,640 | C |
| Community First Medical Center cfmedicalcenter.com · Chicago | $1,653 | $3,306 | $256–$3,306 | B |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital advocatehealth.com · Park Ridge | $1,700 | $3,400 | $365–$3,026 | C |
| Rush Oak Park Hospital rush.edu · Oak Park | $1,764 | $3,528 | $209–$4,586 | B |
| Osf Little Company of Mary Medical Center osfhealthcare.org · Evergreen Park | $2,871 | $4,785 | $147–$476 | D |
| Jackson Park Hospital jacksonparkhospital.org · Chicago | $3,091 | $3,863 | — | B |
| Northwest Community Hospital 1 endeavorhealth.org · Arlington Heights | $3,186 | $3,186 | $256–$466 | C |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago luriechildrens.org · Chicago | $3,564 | $5,092 | $866–$4,837 | B |
| Palos Community Hospital nm.org · Palos Heights | $3,837 | $5,482 | $877–$5,482 | C |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital uchicagomedicine.org · Harvey | $4,535 | $4,535 | $256–$1,756 | B |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center uchicagomedicine.org · Chicago | $5,558 | $5,558 | $256–$2,029 | C |
| Shriners Hospital for Children shrinerschildrens.org · Chicago | $5,889 | $5,889 | $162–$1,170 | C |
| Loretto Hospital lorettohospital.org · Chicago | not published | $542 | $193–$3,927 | F |
| St Alexius Medical Center healthcare.ascension.org · Hoffman Estates | not published | — | $239–$1,974 | F |
| Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1 healthcare.ascension.org · Elk Grove Village | not published | — | $318–$1,974 | F |
What these three numbers mean
Self-pay price is what the hospital says it charges someone paying directly. It is the number to ask for by name. List price is the undiscounted charge almost nobody pays. Insurers pay is the range of procedure-specific negotiated rates in the file — useful mainly to see whether the self-pay price is above or below what insurers get.
Some hospitals attach one flat rate to nearly their whole price list. Those are excluded here, because a number identical for a colonoscopy and a blood test says nothing about either. More on that →
Billing code CPT 72148 —
MRI lumbar spine without contrast. Every price on this page is read from the hospital's
own published file; open a hospital to see which file and when it was read.